Much of the oya is (or at least was) knotted needlelace, although modern books show crocheted and tatted flowers, too. If you enlarge the bottom photo in that article, the pink flower is knotted ("Armenian") needlelace while the top photo looks like all crocheted.
Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA -----Original Message----- From: C. Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The majorette of the Turkish lacemakers...practice the art of OYA. That is what we think of as Crocheted lace, in a 3-D art form. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/living/s_120750.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]